Child Rights
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Turkish ‘Progress’: Six-Year-Old Girl Married by Her Sheik Father
A total of 327 women were murdered by their husbands, ex-husbands, fiancés and partners, between January 1 and November 11,…
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Diverting children away from the criminal justice system gives them a chance to ‘grow out’ of crime
Prison is no place for a child. Putting children in youth justice facilities can have long-lasting consequences for their physical, psychological and…
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Inuit Greenlanders demand answers over Danish birth control scandal
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many…
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A 62-year-old woman relives the horrors of war during the 1974 Turkish invasion
An in-depth interview with a woman who survived systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers during the 1974 invasion…
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‘Parents had to watch their children deteriorate’: The ‘disturbing’ effects of resignation syndrome
Refugees are increasingly being forced into “inhumane” immigration detention centres in a breach of international law, the World Health Organisation…
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Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, report says
Turkey should face charges in front of the international court of justice for being complicit in acts of genocide against…
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Christian Porter denied justice plea from Indonesians jailed in Australia when they were children
Former attorney general refused to refer cases to WA court of appeal, despite an earlier ruling finding a miscarriage of…
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Houthis Commit to End Violations Against Children in Yemen
Seven years into a catastrophic war in Yemen, the Houthis have signed an action plan with the United Nations, pledging…
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First Peoples in Victoria have a right to the truth about the impact of colonisation
This is timely because March 24 is the International Day for the Right to the Truth. Authors The Conversation Yoorrook is…
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Africa’s Governments Can Do More to Protect Pregnant Students
Across Africa each year, tens of thousands of adolescent girls drop out of school or suffer discrimination or exclusion from schools because…
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Victoria under pressure to raise criminal age as Aboriginal youth justice strategy unveiled
“I wanted to be with family … when I first got there I knew I had to get out of…
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EU to step up fight against child abuse content
The EU plans to legislate to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, according to the bloc’s home affairs commissioner,…
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Qandi’s father sold her for $1300 to feed the family. Her mother is fighting to buy her back
Aziz Gul’s husband sold the 10-year-old girl into marriage without telling his wife, taking a down-payment so he could feed…
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Cyprus: Turkish Occupation and Unpunished Crimes Against Women and Children
On December 16 and 17, Democracy Today, an NGO that focuses on human rights issues, organized its annual international conference in…
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Afghan mothers forced to sell their children to survive as starvation threatens millions
Fatima is facing a torturous decision no mother should ever have to face: selling her toddler to prevent her other children…
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‘You never forget the knock at the door’: why families of child sex abuse material offenders need more help
Last year, authorities in the United States received a record-breaking 21.7 million reports of child abuse material. Authors The Conversation This…
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